Old Court House Civil War Museum  Winchester, Virginia

Old Court House Civil War Museum
A Gathering of Eagles
June 2, & 3, 2007

Gathering at the Old Courthouse Civil War Museum was President Jefferson Davis, Gen. Robert E. Lee, and many other well-known generals who fought for the Confederacy:

President Jefferson Davis

General Robert E Lee

General Jubal Early

Representing the Union was President Abraham Lincoln, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant,  Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock, and many other well-known generals who fought for the Union .  

President Abraham Lincoln

General Ulysses Grant

Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock

These gentlemen gathered in a reunion of old comrades-in-arms and fellow West Point graduates and spoke to the public of their reminiscences of the Late Unpleasantness.  They discussed and debated the causes and effects of America ’s greatest period of internal strife and trial.  The Generals may also debated battle strategy and to chided one another for errors in command on the field. 

Presidents Lincoln and Davis debated the political and Constitutional subjects of their day, including the legal right of the southern states to have seceded and formed their own nation.  All participants were available for questions, for one-on-one discussion and for photographs.  

More information:
http://www.gatheringofeagles.leeslieutenants.com/